航海英语船舶稳性资料章节练习(2017.11.29)

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（）we have worked out the loading plan，we shall start doing more revision work.
A.For now
B.Ever since
C.Now that
D.By now
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A slow and easy motion of a vessel in a seaway is an indication of a（）.
A.small GM
B.low center of gravit
C.stiff vessel
D.large GZ
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Increasing the number of slack liquid tanks has the effect of raising the（）.
A.uncorrected KG
B.maximum allowed KG
C.virtual height of the center of gravity
D.metacentric height
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A floating vessel will behave as if all of its weight is acting downward through the（）.
A.center of gravity
B.center of buoyancy
C.center of flotation
D.metacenter
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For small angles of inclination，if the KG were equal to the KM，then the vessel would have（）.
A.positive stability
B.negative stability
C.neutral stability
D.maximum stability
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A serious loss of reserve buoyancy resulting from flooding any compartment of a ship will always（）.
A.increase the trim
B.change the free surface effect
C.cause a serious list
D.decrease ship stability
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An unstable upright equilibrium position on a vessel means that the metacenter is（）.
A.lower than the center of gravity
B.at the same height as the center of gravity
C.higher than the baseline
D.on the longitudinal centerline
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A ship with the TCG off the longitudinal centerline inclines to an angle of（）.
A.list
B.heel
C.trim
D.loll
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（）refers to the tendency of a body of the ship to return to its original position after it is displaced therefrom.
A.Stability
B.Responsibility
C.Liability
D.Visibility
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A load line of a ship is assigned by（）.
A.Minerals Management Service
B.Department of Energy
C.Corps of Engineers
D.A recognized classification society approved